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Ancient & Medieval Literature: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient & Medieval Literature, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.88, median 884 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.61 – $17.09 |
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| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (73,006), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 84% of Books categories: the median best seller has 884 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Ancient & Medieval Literature best sellers
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Meditations (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Aurelius Marcus
- List rank#1
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,998
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The Art of War (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint! Classics)
by Sun Tzu
- List rank#3
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,467
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HOMER: The Iliad & the Odyssey (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Homer
- List rank#6
- Price$21.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,321
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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
by Sophocles
- List rank#8
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,653
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Tao Te Ching: Gilded Pocket Edition (Arcturus Ornate Classics)
by Laozi
- List rank#10
- Price$12.11
- Rating4.8
- Reviews222
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Ancient & Medieval Literature a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 884 reviews and sells for $13.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient & Medieval Literature?
The median best seller has 884 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient & Medieval Literature best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.61 and $17.09.
Can new books break into Ancient & Medieval Literature?
1% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.